Did your daughter slim down once her periods started?

Up until the age of about 9 or 10, my daughter wasn't overweight. However, gradually over the last couple of years (she is now 12) her weight seems to have increased (from slim to chubby), culminating in her starting her periods about 4 months ago.

Since then, she hasn't gained any weight, and I am hoping that the weight gain was all to do with her body gearing itself up for puberty, and as that she grows taller, she will now grow into her weight.

Does anyone have any experience of this happening with their daughter (or themselves!), or am I deluding myself?

I have also read this somewhere, that pre-puberty girls could put on a bit of weight, almost as a preparation for a growth spurt. I've had similar concerns as my DD 10 put on a bit of weight in the last year. I was getting a bit worried, as she is not a very sporty girl (would rather sit and read a book and eat cake if she could). However she has just been on holiday with her dad for two weeks and has come back noticeably slimmer (and not due to lack of food) . It has been a gradual process, but could definitely see a difference.

No, sorry she ballooned and is really big.She was sort of average height and build, then not only did she shoot up but gained about a stone in muscle and width and stomach.From shoulder to shoulder is enormous, she has the large frame of ds1 and looks like a prop forward.A bonnie lass would be a good description.I'm sure she'll slim as she grows more though.

DD1 seems to look a bit less slim just before a growth spurt, then she shoots up and looks slimmer again. She had a growth spurt around the time she started her periods, about 6 months ago, so is currently fairly slim.

She will probably slim down as she grows if she hasn't had much of an upward growth spurt yet. Girls def put on weight during puberty, but mine was very slim to start with so it's not noticeable really - she is only 6 stone, and over 5'4" at just 13. It's in the genes!